Clothesline is a collection of fabric-based baby gifts made by graphic designer Jen Lindsay. Specializing in quilted baby mats, appliquéd onesies and her signature stuffed giraffes, Jen’s products have a quaint homemade quality that bring to mind a simpler time, but her use of contrasting modern palettes and fabrics by designers such as Amy Butler and Michael Miller keep her creations fresh and unique.

Her greatest inspiration stems from her own personal experience through the birth of her son, Eli, where she found the use of her baby mat invaluable. In the early months she used it to as a portable soft surface and was easily able to move from room to room, from her bed to the hardwood floors, and Eli could be comfortably placed right next to her. And in the next few months as a tummy time mat where Eli could be placed on his tummy to work on those all-important strengthening exercises. Now that Eli is a year and a half she uses it as a blanket for the stroller and car seat.

After graduating from Kutztown University, Jen stayed in the area. For several years, she lived on the outskirts of town, but after learning she was pregnant Jen and her husband bought a house in Kutztown to be within walking distance of the park and the schools – and to be back in the place that she always loved and felt was home.